Best Buy loses star tech executive

In a surprising departure, Best Buy's president of digital, global marketing and strategy Stephen Gillett has left the company after just nine months for Symantec Corp., the company said in a statement.

It's the latest in a string of high-level departures at the struggling Minnesota-based electronics retailer, MPR notes.

The Star Tribune wrote about Gillett's rising star (and some confusion over his job title) in May, just a few months into his brief tenure.